Ironing-board.



W. A. ALLSTEADT.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

WILLIAM A. ALLSIEADT, OF OHEBANSE, ILLINOIS.

IRONI'NG-IBOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Application filed June 25, 1910. Serial No. 568,903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. ALLSTEADT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chebanse, in the county of Iroquois and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in ironing boards, and the objectis to provide means for supporting the board in a rigid position when inuse.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :--F igure 1 is a view in side elevationshowing the board in position for use; Fig. 2 is a view in perspectiveshowing the hooked ends entering the slots in the plates; Fig. 3 1s abottom view of the board; Fig. t is a detail View of one of the slottedplates; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of one of the hooks.

A represents the board, which is of any approved form. A cross-bar 1 isconnected to the under side of the board, and at the rear end thereof,by means of bolts 2. The bar 1 is slotted for the reception of the arms3 which extend therethrough and are bent at right angles, as at 4,whereby the arms are firmly held in position. The outer ends 6 of thearms are provided with notches 5 on the lower face or side. At the outerends of the arms and on the upper side thereof, the arms are cut away ortapered, as at 6, so that the reduced ends of the arms are of a sizeslightly smaller than the length of the slots 7 in the plates 8. Theplates 8 are mounted preferably upon a block 9 which is provided with aslot 10.

WVhen the board is to be supported, it is held in an inclined positionwith its inner end projecting upwardly in a diagonal direction, and thenby pushing upwardly, forcing the reduced ends of the arms into the slots7 of the plates, the notches 5 will be caused to pass over the lowerwall or edge of the slots, and then upon raising the board to ahorizontal position, the arms are forced farther into the slots and thetop of the notches 5 caused to engage the lower edges of the slots. Thenthe notches 5 engage the plates, and the board is brought to ahorizontal position, the arms will nearly fill the slotsthat is, thedistance between the top of the notches 5 and the upper side of the armsis of sufficient length to nearly fill the slots 7 in the plates 8, sothat the board will be held against any material lateral or verticalmovement and from accidental detachment. A bar 11 is connected to theunder side of the board A at the forward end thereof, to which is hingeda brace 12 which is provided with a leg 13, which has sliding engagementwith the brace 12 by a tongue and groove'connection. The leg is providedwith a button 14 which is adapted to be engaged by a pivoted bail 15,which is connected to the brace 12 for holding the leg 13 in an extendedposition, whereby the board will be held in a horizontal'position.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the board can be readilyconnected to the block 9 which is supported upon the wall, by simplyinserting the hooked ends of the arms in the slots of the plates on theblock. l/Vhen it is desired to lower the board or remove it from theplates, the leg 13 is slid upwardly into the brace 12, allowing theforward end of the board to be lowered, which allows the boardto beraised at the rear end for disengaging the notches 5 from the slottedplates. After the notches in the arms have been disengaged from theplates, the arms can be withdrawn through the slots, and the boarddisconnected.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with an ironing board having arms, said arms havingnotches therein, of wall plates having slots of less length than thewidth of the arms, and the ends of the arms being reduced to allow ofthe insertion of the arms in the slots and the engagement of the notcheswith an edge of each slot, whereby the board will be locked in position.

2. The combination with wall plates having slots therein, of an ironingboard having arms, said arms having notches and reduced ends, thereduced ends of the arms allowing the arms to be inserted in the slotsin the wall plates whereby the notches in the arms will be caused toengage the wall plate along a wall of each slot, said arms adapted tonearly fill the slots in the wall plates after the notches have engagedthe wall plate, upon bringing the board from an inclined to a horizontalposition thereby locking the board rigidly in position.

3. The combination with wall plates having slots therein, of an ironingboard having arms, said arms having notches and reduced ends, thereduced ends of the arms allowing the arms to be inserted in the slotsin the wall plates whereby the notches in the arms will be causedtoengage the wall plate along a wall of each slot, said arms adapted tonearly fill the slots in the wall plates after the notches have engagedthe wall plate, upon bringing the board from an inclined to a horizontalposition thereby locking the board rigidly in position, and a bracehinged to the board for affording additional support for the board.

4. The combination with slotted wall plates, of an ironing board havinghooked arms, said arms adapted to engage the slotted plates, a bracehinged to the board, a leg slidably connected to the brace, a button onthe leg, and a bail pivotally connected to the brace for engaging thebutton for holding the leg in an extended position for supporting theboard.

5. The combination 'with an ironing board having arms, said arms havingnotches therein, of wall plates having slots therein of less length thanthe width of the arms, and the ends of' the arms being reduced to allowof the insertion of the arms in the slots, said board being placed in aninclined position for causing the notches in the arms to pass over theedges of the slots, and the top of the notches engaging an edge of eachslot when the board is brought to a horizontal position, thereby lockingthe board in position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

\VILLIAM A. ALLSTEADT.

Witnesses:

J. BRooK, J. H. MERRILL.

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